Profile

Evan Williams

Advisory Board Member

Evan is the principal of Willams Group NZ Limited a private family company group established by him in 2000.

He has a masters degree with honours in law. He has wide experience in law, business and government issues. He has been a partner and the chairman of Chapman Tripp, the chairman of Te Papa Tongarewa, and a director or a member of advisory boards of numerous companies including a European based, US listed, aircraft leasing company. He has advised a wide variety of governments, government entities and companies in New Zealand and internationally on public sector, financing, markets and corporate issues. He has also been a director of numerous private companies.

Alongside his legal and commercial interests Evan has had a continuous involvement in charitable and public service trusts as a board member or chair. Evan is passionate about the future of New Zealand and the ways we can achieve a more resilience, harmonious and forward looking society, and the role that Koi Tu can play in moving us forward.